At 3 a.m. BJ time on the 20th and 20 p.m. London time on the 19th, the game officially started with the whistle of the referee Cakir.
"Welcome to watch the peak showdown between Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain in Group C of the UEFA Champions League in the 2018-19 season... The game has begun. The one wearing red shirts and red pants on the field is Liverpool, attacking from left to right..."
Before Zhan Jun finished speaking, the starting lineups of Liverpool and Paris appeared in the camera.
Liverpool:(433)
Goalkeeper: Alisson
Defenders: Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson
Midfielder: Milner, Henderson, Mo Yang
Forwards: Salah, Yin Bu, Mane
"In this game, Van Dijk and Mane, who had some minor injuries during the international match in early September, have returned to the team in time, so today Liverpool has all the main players and is bound to win PSG at home!"
Paris Saint-Germain Comics:(433)
Forwards: Neymar, Cavani, Mbappe
Midfielder: Di Maria, Marquinhos, Rabiot
Defenders: Bernat, Kimpembe, Silva, Meunier
Goalkeeper: Areola
"Paris Saint-Germain also has a full lineup and obviously wants to take three points from Anfield!"
"Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain both have powerful attacking groups. In terms of price and reputation, Paris Saint-Germain is slightly better, but in terms of overall strength, the gap between the two sides is actually about the same."
"And in the midfield and backfield, Liverpool has the advantage across the board."
"I won't say much about the midfield. With Mo Yang here, the possibility of PSG acting like a monster in the midfield is extremely slim!"
"Van Dijk also returned to the defense today, which made Liverpool's defense as solid as a rock."
"As for Paris Saint-Germain, their problem has always been that they are top-heavy and thin-waisted. So in terms of overall strength, Liverpool is strong and balanced, but how the game will turn out depends on the performance of the players!"
"Another key point is whether Liverpool will adopt a radical pressing attack style in this game, or a relatively conservative recycling strategy."
"We all know that Liverpool's midfield is very strong, so they will definitely play against PSG, which will expose the gaps in the backcourt."
"Under the training of Tuchel, Paris now likes to play quick counterattacks that force the opponent to press up. They hit the opponent behind, so it depends on how Liverpool will play. If they press too high,
That would probably give Mbappe and Neymar a chance."
After Zhan Jun finished speaking, Zhang Lu immediately picked up the conversation and began to analyze the pros and cons of both sides' starting lineups.
"One more thing, Liverpool didn't play Firmino today, but Yin Bu. His performance is hard to say." Zhan Jun interjected in real time.
Zhang Lu nodded, "Yes, without Firmino, Liverpool's frontcourt pressing may not be as prominent. Klopp may have other intentions."
On the field, after the game started, Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain's formations with and without the ball were still 433, and no changes could be seen for the time being.
On Liverpool's side, after Mo Yang kicked the ball out, he passed it directly back to Gomez in the middle of the backcourt.
Gomez stopped the ball and quickly adjusted. Without saying a word, he made a long pass. The ball went straight to Yin Bu on the left side.
Paris Saint-Germain reacted quickly defensively and quickly gathered forces in the side areas to compete with Liverpool for the first and second points.
The ball flew back and forth three times in the left wing area, and finally allowed Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marquinhos to make a clearance and withdraw it back to the center circle, falling back to the feet of Gomez.
After regaining the ball, Liverpool were in no rush to attack.
Gomez pushed the ball to the right and passed it to Arnold's feet.
Paris Saint-Germain's formation also reacted very quickly. The formation quickly pressed forward in an attempt to seize the ball while forcing Liverpool to pass back into the backcourt.
Arnold did not let Paris Saint-Germain succeed. He quickly spiked the ball, turned around, passed it back to Gomez, and passed it to Robertson on the left through Van Dijk.
Facing Mbappe's attack, Robertson quickly moved the ball forward.
Mane, who retreated, received the ball in front of the halfway line.
But at this time, the Paris right center midfielder Rabiot in front of him cut off his forward passing route to Henderson on the wing. Cavani also followed Moyang who came from the center to meet him, and Mba behind him
Pei is actively returning to defense.
Mane grabbed the ball before the encirclement narrowed, and directly cut inside with the ball.
But as soon as he left the wing, he suddenly ran into Marquinhos who was coming from the center and was blocked directly.
Mane suddenly turned around and wanted to pass the ball to the wing, but as soon as he turned around, Rabiot, who had been following behind him, had already stepped forward and passed the ball to Cavani in front of him.
After Cavani received the ball, he took it to the wing, while Mbappé ran crosswise and ran directly to the center to take over Cavani's position.
In front of the two of them, Mo Yang, who replaced Henderson as a midfielder, remained unmoved.
Mo Yang's reaction was as quick and accurate as ever. While biting Cavani, he cut off the connection between Cavani and Mbappe.
Tuchel, who was chewing gum in the coaching area on the sidelines, jumped up with excitement when he saw the sudden three-on-three situation on the court.
Klopp, on the other hand, was sitting on the coach's bench with his chest crossed, looking calm.
He placed Mo Yang on the left side today so that Mo Yang could lock down PSG's right wing on the defensive end and limit Mbappe's performance.
As for Neymar, it's easy to handle, limiting his performance through high-intensity physical confrontation.
On the right wing of Paris Saint-Germain, Cavani dribbled the ball and continued to advance along the wing.
At first, he originally wanted to use his speed to eat Mo Yang alive, but it turned out that he was faster than Mo Yang, and he stuck to him like a piece of chewing gum.
Then he tried to use his body to knock Mo Yang away and squeeze inside, but as soon as he hit Cavani, he felt like he was hit by a stone. The force of the rebound directly made him lose his balance, and his speed was immediately reduced.
On the right wing of the penalty area, Mo Yang estimated the time in his mind, suddenly accelerated, and squeezed in front of Cavani.
“Fake!
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"Suffering a huge force, Cavani was squeezed and lost his balance. He fell and rolled all the way to the sideline.
The moment after Mo Yang got the ball, he passed the ball directly back to Alisson, allowing Mbappe to miss.
“Pap-pap-pap-pap!
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"King!
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"King!
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"King!
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"King!
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Seeing Mo Yang's successful defense this time, the 50,000 Red Army fans at the scene gave warm applause and collectively called for Mo Yang again.
On the sidelines, Cavani lay on the ground and signaled to referee Cakir that Mo Yang had committed a foul.
But Cakir didn't even bother to look at him.
"Mo Yang defended this time. He blocked Cavani directly. Cavani had no chance to play the ball and could only go all the way to the bottom."
"The reason why Mo Yang followed Cavani for a while was because he was waiting for his teammates to return to defense. You see, the moment Mo Yang attacked, Henderson, Alexander-Arnold, Milner and others were all back. Even if he failed,
In order to let Cavani run inside, others will also make up defense in time!"
On the sidelines, Klopp also gave Mo Yang applause. Mo Yang defended well this time.
"In this game, it seems that Liverpool is still in the trial stage."
"We have to see how deep this luxury submarine in Paris, filled with euros and pounds, is hidden before we can drop depth charges! We'll sink it in one fell swoop, right?"
"Haha..." Hearing Zhan Jun's metaphor, Zhang Lu was amused and laughed.
On the field, after Paris Saint-Germain's sideline ball was sent, the Paris players quickly opened up their formation and continued to pass the ball back, also playing very steadily.
The players of Paris Saint-Germain, like the players of Liverpool, also had tentative thoughts, wanting to see which half of Liverpool's left and right halves would be weaker.
Paris Saint-Germain continuously moved left and right through the backcourt to look for offensive opportunities.
But Liverpool were not idle either. Their defense was not watertight, but it also allowed Paris to basically find no defensive loopholes.
Especially on Mo Yang's side, under Mo Yang's command, it was really watertight.
In the 3rd minute of the game, Mbappe tried to force a breakthrough on Mo Yang, but Mo Yang made a decisive move and cleared the ball cleanly from the bottom line.
After suffering several losses in a row, Paris Saint-Germain chose to shift the offensive line to Neymar's side on the left, which had much less pressure.